Daniel Radcliffe Wiki: Everything To Know About The 'Harry Potter' Actor

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born and raised in London. The only child of literary agent Alan George Radcliffe and casting director Marcia Jeannine Gresham has achieved stardom for his work in the Harry Potter films. Radcliffe was interested in acting professionally from the tender age of 5, but it was finally at the age of 10 that he got the role in BBC's adaptation of Dickens' famous novel ‘David Copperfield’ where he portrayed the titular character as a young boy. Because of his busy schedules, it became tough for Radcliffe to attend school. He decided not to pursue college or university as it might interfere with his acting career. Released in November 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone proved to be a box-office hit. Audiences adored Radcliffe as the lead character, an orphaned boy who attends a special school for wizards in training. And the fever surrounding the series simply seemed to grow with each new film.

As a young boy, Radcliffe used to perform in small school productions, which led to his first movie role. In 1999, he made his debut in David Copperfield. In 2001, he landed on the big screen in Tailor of Panama. Soon after, Radcliffe made headlines for his role in Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone. The eight-film series spanned more than a decade of Radcliffe’s life. These movies allowed him to work with distinguished actors, including Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, and Helena Bonham Carter. He lost part of his life in the success and fame of Harry Potter, but Radcliffe has no regrets. "They have been great. ...I have been happy every single day," he told Details magazine. In 2011, the Harry Potter series ended its run with then-record-breaking Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2. In 2011, Radcliffe also made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live with Lana Del Rey. After Harry Potter, Radcliffe's first mature role was in The Woman in Black, a gothic horror thriller in 2012. He also appeared in the television series A Young Doctor’s Notebook & Other Stories. Back on the big screen, Radcliffe starred in Kill Your Darlings (2013), Horns (2013), What If (2013), Trainwreck (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), Swiss Army Man (2016), Now You See Me 2 (2016), and Imperium (2016). Daniel Radcliffe’s upcoming movies include Escape from Pretoria, Jungle (2017), and Beast of Burden (2018). Recently, Daniel Radcliffe was heard weighing in on the controversy surrounding the casting of Johnny Depp in the spin-off film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Radcliffe has shared his opinion on the controversial casting of Johnny Depp, admitting that the issue is a ‘very hard thing’ for him to comment on. The 'A Young Doctor's Notebook' actor has a net worth of $110 million. Daniel Radcliffe’s salary and earnings from the Potter franchise are estimated to have earned him $95.6 million. Daniel Radcliffe does not seem to live a lavish lifestyle. "I don't do anything with my money," the actor recently told the Belfast Telegraph. In AN interview with CBS News, Radcliffe admitted that he is very content to keep working in movies, and he would rather focus on the quality stuff than make loads of money on crap films.

The 'The Woman in Black' actor first gained recognization after playing the wizard in training Harry Potter in the Harry Potter movie series and bagging the MTV Movie Award for Best Hero. Radcliffe's role earned him numerous awards, including multiple Teen Choice Awards and the MTV Movie Award for Best Hero, as well as the National Movie Award for Best Male Performance in 2007. Other awards include the Empire Hero Award 2013, the Glamour Award for Man of the Year 2013, and the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Horns in 2015.

Daniel Radcliffe dated actress Laura O’ Toole, whom he met while acting in a stage production, Equus, from 2007 to 2008. Radcliffe then began dating actress Erin Darke in 2012 and got engaged in March 2017. "We met on the set of Kill Your Darlings, and just got on immediately. It was one of those instant things where you're like, 'Oh, I really like this person.' You just have a connection with somebody, and then suddenly it's incredibly easy to talk to them. It was one of those sorts of situations," Radcliffe said about their relationship in a 2014 interview with Parade. Daniel Radcliffe’s favorite book from the Harry Potter series is number 3, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. He enjoys the music of The Strokes, The Clash, and The Pixies. He is also a huge fan of The Killers and John Wayne. The Swiss Army Man star is a poet too, and his work was published in 2009 under the pen name Jacob Gershon. Radcliffe published four poems in an underground magazine titled ‘Rubbish’. Radcliffe once took a lesson from his ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ co-star Gary Oldman and can play the bass guitar.

People have seen many phases of Daniel Radcliffe's life: a brilliant child actor from the fantasy movie Harry Potter to a cheerful host of Saturday Night Live and a matured actor in The Woman in Black. People are wanting and expecting to see much more from their beloved star Daniel Radcliffe.